A history of Dunedin's Hillside Railway Workshops This well-researched book covers both the engineering history to interest railway enthusiasts, and a political, economic and social history that will appeal to a wider readership. Beginning in the 1870s until its closure in 2012, the Dunedin Hillside Railway Workshops' personnel, buildings, and jobs undertaken have all been captured in print along with a large number of colour and black and white photographs.

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Pages: 240

Dimensions: 212 x 300 mm

Publication Date: 02-11-2015

Getting up at the crack of dawn, wearing school uniform, squabbles in the schoolyard, endless homework… those were the best days of your life! It’s time to relive them with this new collection of side-splitting jokes and ridiculous exam answers, showcasing the very best (and worst) in school humour

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Pages: 128

Dimensions: 125 x 175 mm

Publication Date: 10-11-2015

A fantastic "Manga" illustration book, that counts with the compilation of twenty-three artists of recognised international prestige. Among them we find Llidoll, Naoshi, Emperpep, Yukiko Yokoo, Andrea Innocent, Akira Ebihara, Sandra G.H., Tado, Devilrobots, Yumiko Kayukawa.. that have personally selected some of their best pieces and told us first person which programs they use to edit their work and where they find their inspiration.

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Pages: 192

Dimensions: 180 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 30-10-2015

The construction with pallets has extended. It's a popular material, applied in furniture, interior design, temporary installations and emergency housing solutions. It's an easy element to obtain anywhere, easy to handle and transform, expressive and aesthetic. Looking for examples to support us for its construction, we have contacted a lot of architects and designers from over the world that have made projects and constructions with pallets. All that information and our own experience has been compiled in this book. The collected material has been analyzed and completed with renders and construction details, with the purpose that any person can be able to understand and execute them.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 18 x 23 mm

Publication Date: 12-10-2015

Landscape design is the theme that joins together the projects presented in this book: the art of designing gardens and terraces to transform a house into a pleasant space. It is also a way of thinking about the surroundings of a house as one more habitable space. Inside this book you will find projects with numerous plans and gardening details that will analyse in depth aspects such as the type of plants used, the distribution of space with the elements that configure it: lawn, hard surfaces- as well as technical details relative to the materials used.

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Pages: 144

Dimensions: 18 x 23 mm

Publication Date: 30-10-2015

Designing a small home requires optimizing the space we have at our disposition as well as the creation of the most comfortable possible distribution. In this book we put together a selection of apartments and houses ranging from 150 ft2 to 538 ft2.

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Pages: 144

Dimensions: 180 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 21-09-2015

Renovation of buildings has become ever more popular, not only due to the lack space for new builds, but also due to the need and desire to conserve pre-existing buildings through the use of sustainable and ecological materials and the restoration or recycling of old construction elements. Featuring full-colour photography, detailed architectural plans, and a brief introduction to each featured projects, this volume serves as a must-have source of inspiration of architects and interior designers looking for ideas on how to renovate homes with a touch of vintage style.

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Pages: 144

Dimensions: 150 x 210 mm

Northern Delights reveals why hardly any other interior or product design is so timeless, so functional, so aesthetic, and of such high quality as that of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. The book’s stunning selection of Scandinavian design ranges from individual products to skillfully staged living spaces. Although it also presents iconic designs, the book focuses on the work of young talents who are consciously building upon local sustainable design traditions and further developing them in a way that is consistent, intelligent, and reflects an unerring sense of style. Northern Delights showcases classic, minimal, rustic, and pop styles that are united by their simplicity, functionality, and love of light. The included examples show how the grains of different woods, the clarity of colored glass, the cheery colors of fabrics and patterns, and the overall quality of craftsmanship contribute to creating simple, inviting, and very comfortable spaces. Whether the featured work was created for residences, offices, or any other rooms, in a Scandinavian interior, everyone feels at home.

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Pages: 256

Dimensions: 240 x 300 mm

Presenting a tightly curated collection of cutting-edge creative work from all over the world, Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work takes you inside the trends driving today’s most exciting art and design creations. Founded in 2006, Behance is the world’s largest creative network, where millions of people showcase and discover creative work. While it can take years for new creative trends to be identified and then showcased in museum exhibitions, Behance—and its team of curators—take the pulse of the creative world everyday. From innovative implementations of traditional crafts to wildly unexpected uses of new technologies, Super-Modified presents an insider’s look at how classical approaches to art and design are being subverted, blurred, and reinvented by today’s crop of emerging creatives.

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Pages: 288

Dimensions: 200 x 265 mm

New branding can be a breath of fresh air for established companies, or the first element of a reliable foundation for new businesses to build their reputation on. Branding First Vol. 2 explores the importance of new branding in a variety of ways, displaying rebrands as well as new identities that feature bold colors, creative formats, and sophisticated styles perfectly matched to the brands they're put to work for. Featured projects include the United States Postal Service, the Girl Scouts, and Bombay Sapphire Gin, as well as as independent restaurants, technology companies, fashion brands, and many more.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 205 x 260 mm

Publication Date: 01-10-2015